Settlement with Ash Grove to Reduce Emissions

Ash Grove Cement Co. agreed to pay a $2.5 million penalty and invest approximately $30 million in pollution-control technology at its nine Portland cement manufacturing plants to resolve alleged violations of the Clean Air Act, announced the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Justice.The agreement will reduce more than 17,000 tons of harmful nitrogen oxides (NOx) and…

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Thompson Pump’s Workshop is a Success

Thompson Pump & Manufacturing Co. Inc. held its 23rd annual Pumpology School, April 17-19, at its corporate facilities in Port Orange, Fla. The company hosted 55 attendees from 15 states and seven foreign countries. The three-day workshop included training sessions for sales and service-oriented professionals on pumping fundamentals, dewatering and bypass applications, selecting the correct pumping equipment, designing, installing and…

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Cement Production, Consumption Slightly Increase in 2011

According to an advance release of the U.S. Geological Survey’s 2011 Minerals Yearbook, production of portland and masonry cement in the United States increased by 2.2 percent in 2011 to a total of 67.9 million metric tons (Mt). Monthly production was erratic overall, showing year-over-year gains of more than 10 percent in March, November and December, but declines or essentially…

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